Story in the Detroit Free Press today, check out the Olds rendering. Sure looks like a Toro front end, and would be curious to know when he did the drawing.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/loc...le/4147387001/

 

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

That Oldsmobile design concept reminds me more of a Pontiac with the sculpted hood and nose.

 

Very interesting.

Midcentury items, automobilia up for grabs in GM designer Elia Russinoff's estate sale

Miriam Marini
Detroit Free PressThe Firebird, Grand Prix, the Catalina, name any iconic midcentury General Motors and Elia "Russ" Russinoff has touched them with his incomparable taste and eye for design.

The possessions of the famed designer will be up for grabs Saturday and Sunday at an estate sale in Farmington, where midcentury modern furniture pieces by Herman Miller and original car sketches will be for sale.

Hired to work in the Pontiac Studio in 1954, Russinoff — the son of a GM engineer —worked under the renowned Harley Earl and is the man behind the front end design of the 1966 Pontiac.

"I like thinking outside of the box," Russinoff said in a video interview with Clasiq, a classic car auction site.

This was apparent in his designs, which included one influenced by a plane and another that allowed cars to fold in half for parking.

Items for sale include vintage auto memorabilia, a Rolleiflex camera, Eames and Knoll Bertoia diamond chairs, and a George Nelson sunburst clock by Howard Miller.

Russinoff retired from General Motors in 1995. During his tenure he worked for Chevy, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, to name a few. He died Nov. 11 at age 90. He is survived by his son, Paul, and two grandchildren.

The estate sale will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, including the address that will be posted Friday morning and all items up for sale, check out the estate listing online